艾斯特(珍妮·盖诺 Janet Gaynor 饰)是怀揣着成名的梦想,刚刚步入好莱坞发展的年轻女演员,在大明星诺曼(弗雷德里克·马奇 Fredric March 饰)举办的慈善演出中,艾斯特大放异彩,成为了万众瞩目的焦点,而她和诺曼之间也相互吸引,渐渐产生了感情,就这样,两人走到了一起。
诺曼用自己的人脉帮助艾斯特创造了一些演出机会,而艾斯特本身就是一个悟性非常高的女孩,拥有绝佳的表演天赋,没过多久,她就成为了冉冉升起的新星,未来可期,前途无量。但相对的,艾斯特的成名反衬出了诺曼的过气,他酗酒的毛病让他的星途屡遭滑铁卢。虽然妻子的优秀令诺曼感到自豪,但沮丧和挫败感亦在无时不刻的折磨着他。
A slick caper movie about a petty thief falls for a wealthy American artist.
A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for the daughter, leaving the young boyfriend crushed.
Henry Baird, a young newspaperman with a second-hand car but little money, decides to raffle off the car at a county picnic, so that he can take out his sweetheart, Mabel Darrow, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. However, as soon as Henry gets the money, his tailor demands that he pay off his debt. Also, youngsters set the car on fire before he can give to the winner, Joseph Plant, whose wife Evelyn was formerly Henry's sweetheart.
亨利(加里·库柏 Gary Cooper 饰)是一位热血沸腾的青年,战争爆发了,他自愿前往意大利,成为了一名救护车驾驶员。在意大利,亨利结识了名为凯瑟琳(海伦·海丝 Helen Hayes 饰)的美丽护士,之后,亨利因为受伤被送进了米兰医院,在那里,他和凯瑟琳重逢了。
住院期间,亨利和凯瑟琳坠入了情网,凯瑟琳的腹中亦怀上了亨利的骨肉。伤愈之后,亨利回到了战场,却发现我军的士气大跌,处处弥漫着惨淡的气氛。上司开始大量处决涉嫌逃跑的士兵,亨利亦难以幸免,他侥幸逃脱了自己人的枪子,他决定找到凯瑟琳,两人逃离战场,去过他们与世无争的日子。然而,意大利警察的追捕紧随其后,两人踏上了逃亡的旅途。
A cowboy is hired to track down a gang of rustlers, but gets involved with a beautiful girl trying to run her grandfather's gold mine and other outlaws who are trying to stop her.